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The Memory Garden

By: Rachel Hore
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Summary

 Lamorna Cove - a tiny bay in Cornwall, picturesque, unspoilt. A hundred years ago it was the haunt of a colony of artists. Today, Mel Pentreath hopes it is a place where she can escape the pain of her mother's death and a broken love affair, and gradually put her life back together.

Renting a cottage in the enchanting but overgrown grounds of Merryn Hall, Mel embraces her new surroundings and offers to help her landlord, Patrick Winterton, restore the garden. Soon she is daring to believe her life can be rebuilt.

Then Patrick finds some old paintings in an attic, and as he and Mel investigate the identity of the artist, they are drawn into an extraordinary tale of illicit passion and thwarted ambition from a century ago, a tale that resonates in their own lives. But how long can Mel's idyll last before reality breaks in and everything is threatened?

©2007 Rachel Hore (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good
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Most enjoyable story it combined history art and gardening all in one book and the romance wasn’t over the top. All the characters were believable.

Memories

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Mix of past and present in the storyline works well. However the two main characters Mel and Patrick I found a bit of a pain, and often wanted to bang their heads together. I felt their story dragged on and would never end. The narrators' voicing of Mel didn't help, she sounded a wimp, not a mature woman. Not Rachel's best!

Disappointing

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If you could sum up The Memory Garden in three words, what would they be?

Scenery, discovery, drama

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Memory Garden?

None realy sticks out. The story flows without any climatic moment.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

As before, I cannot point a single scene that stood out.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not really. It was enjoyable, the story interesting enough, but the overdramatic female characters kind of ruined it a bit.

Any additional comments?

I didn't connect with the main character enough, I supose. It's a romantic book, and I was expecting more from the past and less from the present, a bit more history and less romance.

The story is there though and I enjoyed reading it. The narrator is very nice too.

Nice story a bit overly dramatic female characters

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Rachel Hore writes about humans in their settings and relationships quite beautifully. Cornwall is evoked movingly here.

Enjoyed this!

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I have read and listened to several of Rachel Hore books now. I've enjoyed them greatly. I love the way she weaves the plots from past to present and back again. thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend

wonderful storytelling

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